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Published on May 19, 2015
"The democracy in the country resumed its journey after long 21 years after the brutal assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975," she said.
"The democracy has now stood on a solid footing due to its practice for the last two decades," she added.
The Prime Minister made the remarks when a 37-member delegation of different parliaments of the Commonwealth nations called on her at her official Ganobhaban residence this afternoon.
The delegation comprised 37 lawmakers of 27 parliaments from different countries under nine Commonwealth zones.
Chairperson of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) executive committee and Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury led the delegation.
After the call on, Prime Minister's Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri briefed the newsmen.
Referring to the 26th Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar being held in Dhaka, Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on interaction among the parliaments around the world, saying that it would further consolidate the democratic system across the globe.
The Prime Minister thanked the CPA for choosing Bangladesh as the hosts of the 26th Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar.
She also appreciated the organisers of the Seminar for selecting a time-befitting topic "Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy" saying that it would further strengthen parliamentary democracy of the respective countries.
At the meeting, the members of the delegation lauded the Prime Minister for ensuring women empowerment in Bangladesh by giving top seats to the women leaderships.
In this connection, they mentioned that the Prime Minister, the Speaker, the Deputy Leader of the House and the Opposition Leader are women.
They also praised Sheikh Hasina for introduction of Question-Answer session in the Jatiya Sangsad from her first term of the government in 1996 saying the initiative has ensured accountability of the Prime Minister and the government.
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